There has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death toll has risen to 67. The government also announced plans to install a containment barrier extending from the breakwater into the sea to deter further crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco this week, AP reported.
View image in fullscreenSpanish police officers and soldiers escort a big group of migrants to the border in Ceuta. Photograph: Jon Nazca/ReutersThe Spanish foreign minister, José Albares, said that “practically the entirety of those who entered Ceuta have already returned to Morocco”. In a post on X, he added:
double quotation markIt is not possible to travel from Ceuta or Melilla to mainland Spain without presenting identification at a police checkpoint. The integrity of the Schengen area is fully guaranteed.
To understand more about the migration flashpoint, my colleague Angela Giuffrida put together this helpful explainer yesterday:
